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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
How the Dyaks Gather Honey,

The Hill pyaks of Borneo are expert
climbers. Mr. Hornafy, while collect
ing specimens of natural history, saw a
Dyak ascend a large tapang tree, five
feet in diameter at the base, straight as
a ships mast, and without the smallest
limb or knot for 12o feet up.
The man went up the tree to secure
bees nest hanging from the under
side of the lowest limb. The nest was
simply large, naked, triangular piece
of white comb.
A Dyak bladder" had been put up
the previous year, and reached from
the ground to the branches. It conr
sisted of seven twentyvfoat bamboo
poles held almost end to end alongside
the trunk by sharp pegs driven into the
soft wood about two feet apart.
the pegs were driven first ON one
side of the poles and then on the other
and to them the bambeos were lashed
by rattaas, which held them firmly
about eight inches from the tree.
These pegs served as the rungs of the
ladder.
The builder must have been bold
man with nerves of steel. He was
| obliged to let the ends of the poles
overlap few-feet in order to build the
ladder with safety to himself.
The completion of the ladder was
most difficult. Clinging to the slight
bamboo pole, 100 feet from the ground,
he hauled up the last bamboo. twenty
feet long, drove in the peg, lashed the
lower end of the pole to it, and then
ascended that shaking bamboo to fasten
| it at the top,
The Dyak honey-hunter fastened to
his back basket to receive the honey.
Making up his torch-wood, with which
| to smoke the bees out of the nest and
away from himself, he ignited it, slung
it by cord from his neck, SO that it
would hang below his feet. and started
up the slender s.ladder."
Hand and foot he went up, peg after
peg, with q nonchalant ease which
! would have done credit to the most
| daring of sailors. Even that sailor
would have been pardoned if he was a
little shaky while climbing tall fac
tory chimney by the lightning rod.
On reaching the lower limb, 12O feet
| from the ground, he took his torch In
one hand. waved it to and fro until II
| smoked freely. and then crawled out
along the bare brauch until he was in
reach of the coveted nest.
Examining it first on one side, and
then on the other, he shouted down as
cheerfully as if his climb had been
nothing, mo honey!'
Leaving the comb untouched, he de-
scended, with smile, and reached the
ground without the least tremor.-
Tonth's Companion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

The time hnd come IN my boyheod
which ] thought demanded Of me q
capacity to smoke. The old people Of
the hoaseheld conld neither abide the
sight nor The smell of the Virginia
weed. When ministers came there,
not by positive injunction, but by 4
sort Of instinct as 10 what would be
safest. they whiffesl their pipes on the
back steps. II the house could not
stand sanctifed smoke. IL may be i'm
agined how little chance there was for
adolescent cigar-pufiing.
By some rare good fortune which
put In my hands three cents, I found
access 70 q atobaceo store AZ the lid of
the long. nnrrow. fragrant box opened,
and for the first time I owned cigar,
my feelings Of elation, manliness, SUI
periority and anticipation can scarcely
be imagined. sare by those who have
had the same sensation. When / put
the cigar to my lips, and stuck the
lucifer match to the end Of the weed,
and commenced to pull with an en-
ergy that brought every facial muscle
10 Its utmost tension. my satisfaction
with this world was SO great my Tempt
alton was never to want to leave it.
The cigar did not burn well. 1t re-
quired an amount of suction that
tasked my determination to the ut
most. You see that my worldly means
had limited me to . quality which cost
only three cents. But / had been
taught that nothing great was eyer
ts1, nd
II pulled away. Indeed, / had heard
my older brothers in their Latin lessons
say, onaaaia uiacit labor, which trans
lated means. if you want to make
anything 60 you must scratch for it.
With these sentiments, passed
down through. the village street, and
out toward my co untry home. My
head did not feel exactly right. and
| the street began to rock from side to
side, so that it became rather uncer-
tain to me which side of the street !
was on. So I crossed over, but found
myself on the same side Twas on be-
fore / crossed over. Indeed, / imag-
ined that was on both sides at the
same time, and several fast teams were
driving between. / met another boy,
who asked me why looked so pale,
and / told him that l did not look
pale, but that he was pale himself.
After some further walking sat down
under the bridge near my house and
began to reflect ON the prospect OF
early decease, and on the uncertainty
of all earthly expectations, had de.
termined to smoke the cigar all up,
and thus get the full worth of my
money, but was finally obliged to throw
three-fourths OF it away. I knew,
however. exactly where / threw it, in
case i should feel better the next
day.
Getting home, the old people were
frightened, and demanded of me an
explanation as to my absence and the
rather whitish color of my complex
ion. Not feeling that ] was called
upon to go into particulars, and not
wishing to increase my parents appre-
hension that l was going to turn out
badly, summed up the case with the
statement that / felt miserable at the
pit of my stomach. Mustard plasters
were Immediately administered. and /
received careful Watching for some
hours. Finally fell asleep, and for
got my humiliation and disappoint-
ment in being obliged to throw away
three-fourths of my first cigar.-T. De
Wit Tdfaage ia Brooklyn Magazine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Bob Whites Excursion.
From the Roel.p,nft Comnlprcla

From the Roeheiost Coinniercia
TIE p,rties bo,'''g fur natural gas
at Mexic', Mo, lave at last struck
the s-internal ieeios~." and Bob
White, of the Nike, LEpe.s. is try
ing to get up IN txtuis ON party TO
go down and exf,.fsfn safan's dnmin-
ion. So far R ,ltayr~, Of the Cen
tralia Guard. is .bc only man who
has consented 10 make the trip With
Robert. We look for some breezy
news when these Two explnrera re-
turned, provided they are not kicked
out of hi for lying before they have
an opportunity of making Il thorough
investigation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Condensed Telegrams.

Thssa weie. sixty-one d. aihs re.
parted IA :lsa s.esl.h department y es-
te' day in St. Louis.
w. D. Lite, well known live.
s'cek dealer, VAS arrested yesterday
on D charge Of attempting to mnrdle.
i,'- fa,n. ias.ner, s II f 81
Cora Les case ~t,.s 10 he jury
yeste,dsy aud at gulne.sts began
+, ank i.uttiss' famous minority
report at Jaffrrsnn City proved a
yelrabie i,oomer rang.
Ha' spfipgs, Ak, fnru,a " in
yites lie president III give her call
white on his Western trip.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Living In the Ground.

Some day, when the archaologist of
the three-thousandth century is exea-
waiting America. he viii come upon
traces of a kind Of people he viii not
understand, says a writer in the San
Francisco Chronicle. He will write
volumes upon the subject of the
strange race who, some time in the
dim past, looking from that time, lived
in. the holes in the ground He will
find pans and cooking utensils and
picks and shoyels down anywhere from
three to three thousand feet under the
earth. and La will prove from them
that the inhabitants of this great oonr
tinent to-day had their habitations
there because of the weather OF earth
quakes OF. something. The holes in
the ground viii never be proved to be
mines. There will be enough doubt
on the subject, raised by the discovery
OF the tailings, to awaken arguments
and give the scientific world that only
chance of being heard by the loudness
OF its quarreling over trifles. But there
are millions of holes in the ground in
Nevada which will be absolute proof
that 1t was not mining, because the
archaologist will never be able to find
a trace of metal of any kind in them,
The future archaologist is going to
have lots of fun. He'l1try and decipher
old notices of claims, and then he'll
publish reams of paper giving ingeni-
Gus explanations of that age when men
had such numerous families that they
had to locate 1,500 feet for burial plats
for one man and his progeny. He'll
pick up on the 3,000-feot level a piece
of newspaper that has covered some
miners lunch, and he viii prove from
shat that the crust of earth must have
been transparent in the nineteenth
century, because people can't read
newspapers without light. Oh, yes!
I'd like to wake up about the thirtieth
century and see how they fancy we
lived in the nineteenth.
1t would not be half bad idea for
the state to buy the Comstock for a
burying- ground. we could then boast
of our catacombs. The public have
purchased it and had it AL carefully
cut out with galleries and things, And
they could put up slabs and stones as
they do in Westminster Abbey, don't
you know. The ubiquitous tourist who
always goes into a church in strange
country with his hat on, because God
knaws he has pew at home, would be
able to define the progress of humanity
In the mining business by studying
such inscriptions as:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
AT THE DERRICK.
ALI the, Six.Inch Casing Removed
Drilling TO be Resumed al Once.

As previously announced in the
LEDGER, all of the six-inch casing in
the gas well--about 600 feet--was
removed yesterday and last night to
make room for larger drill, which
will be put in as soon as possible.
Work is not stopped night or day,
and when the water is closed off
again no more trouble is anticipated.
The casing was all drawn in sections
of three joints each. The amphtthea-
tire which MIR. Wolf so kindly erected
IS filed with lady spectators every
evening
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
rs COLD COHINGY

The downfall of the wheat .specu-
lators in Chicago last week was an
event Of more than passing inpor-
tanee. The corner in that commodi-
ty, with an accompanying specu.a-
tion in cotton. checked the exports
of those articles, thus reducing the
balance OF trade in our favor and
putting the rates of foreign exchange
up to figures that would soon have
resulted in exports Of gold had it not
been for the extraordinary ease in
money at London and the liberal
foreign purchases Of American secu-
rites.
Tie resforaticn OF the markets. for
pfodecss 10 something like normal
cafiflt;cn had almost IN insaediate
sffeef a,poa the n,tanciei Hnd com
naeisssl sltuas,ons, the outlook for
wi,isa, OIL ot:ee improved As
ss.ss.f ~ re~sanabiurs prices were resell
esi. slippers fassad large c.ttsrs fsr
Exp .ihal erain Hegsf to MY for-
salJ = t-st.a- ,ransporsa'i y iaci +
lies svtfHi.fe.E Jtsis changed sss.
ditioD ~as reflected IN tbs; market
for foreign exchange, the nesss for
which haze gravitatad to 30 near the
goid-importisg point shst shipments
hithes ata essly date are nos being
seriously talked about. If this GOLD
comes, it Is decidedly more gratify-
ing that i should represent payment
for breatlstuffs that are eonsamable
rather than for securities which ase
resasnable at any moment, and must
be paid for eventually
Thus FIR this year The gold move
nssnt has been unusually light; in
deed. Il has been Of no consequence
whaleser 90 far as ils hearing upon
The fetal foreign commerce of The
eountry 4 concerned. whereas last
yeax the moYement aeainst us during
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Too Fond of Horsefiesh.

FULTON, Nc, June 2l.-Deputy
Sheriff J,akn Garner arrested John
Fraak tn-das. in Glasgow, Mo-,
charged with stealing a horse about
ten days sga from " Gilbert. 8
farmer. near Caldwell, this county
Frahk was a farm hand and resided
in this county and was traced through
Bnone An.i Howard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Hna t.ls, sf nlrsi.,

M
fallawIng tie bird-I,ath tae mon
from the ship went af npce into the
e,ty, sdss = writer In the NeHih' . ont
pantoH describing Il community OF
birds Oh IN island In the south Atlan.
tic. Every spot was crowded with 9
motley, screeehing. jostllag mass OF
bird eitizans. whose nests. containing
the young and eggs. were on oil
sides.
On each nest sat m angry mother.
who would open her mouth and scream
some terrible threat In the penguin
language, and ns the greanish white
eggs were broken In the onward charge
tnf the nien the birds seemed to be
driven to desperation. A valuable dog
| that had started with the exploring
party was lost In the bedlam Of city.
and, although repeated endeavors were
made to find him. he was never heard
from. and the poor fellow was probably
killed by the outraged inhabitants.
Net many miles from here was an
other small island with an area oi
hardly q quarter mile, yet on 1t was
another city of over 100000 inhab-
| itants.
As on Inaccessible, the penguins had
general railway leading up from the
sea into the tussoek grass. the hard
rock actually being polished by the
millions Of feet that had passed over
it. As the voyngers appeared hum
4 dreds Of the birds were passing up and
down, hopping. along in their iudierous
manner.
One remarkable fact concerning
these strange creatures. ascertained
from the two sailors, was that In the
middle of April, after nlolting, the
cities were deserted, not single in
habitant of the countless thousands
remaining. Where they went, how
far, or what they went for was mex
| plicable. They could not go to. the
Cape of Good Hope, the mainland, and
how they sconld swim back to the
island without landmarks was remark
ably strange. Perhaps this is their
vacation season, which they spend al
/ the sea. In the last of July the males
return, and the females return about
the middle OF August, remaining home
/ until the following April.
As in all cities, there were various
| sorts of citizens. One. u curious alba
/ tross called mollynaus. built its nest in
the middle of the streets of the PEN
i guin city, of such q queer shape that
It resembled toadstoo1 with hollow
top. and was used as a seat by the
visitors. It was cylindrical in shape,
and made of tufts Of grass, weeds.
and clay, over foot high and fourteen
inches broad. On the top of the nest
one egg was laid. 1t was not allowed
to remain there, but was usually held
in singular pouch of the mother bird
as she sat on the qeeer seat. @
The ground was bored and tunneled
in every possible direction by two
other kinds of birds. prions and pc
trels, so that In walking through the
city the men often found themselves
attacked by penguins and mollymauks
above ground, and at the same time
by the underground inhabitants, whose
homes they had broken into.
i On curious mounds in some of the
streets the nests of large, feroeious
gulls, with cmved beaks and sharp
claws, We're found These birds were
anything but agreeable neighbsrs, as
they stole the eggs and young birds
from the penguins and ate them.
while their fondness for the poor pri-
ons was shown by the piles of bones
about the nests.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Cora Lee Trial.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, June 2l.-All
the evidence in the Cora Lee case is
in. The attorneys submitted their
instructions to the court this morning
and Prosecuting Attorney Patterson
commenced his opening argument.
which is still in progress. The case
will not go to the jury before Thurs
.1ay
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
After Oil and Gas.

NATION, ILL.,. June 21.-Jcna.
than Watson of FitnsviEie. Pa, has
leased 1900 acres of land. sitnated
south and adjoining the city limits,
supposed 10 coGtain large quantities
of oil and gas. The contracts pro-
vide that he must begin active opera
ttors within ninety DAYS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

Dr.. NJ. RITTER who has been in
Mexico fer the past few weeks, will
leave shortly. DR.. Ritter is skilled
optician and clever, genial gentle
man, who does all be adyertises to
do. We take pleasure in recommend
ing him to the good citizens OF any
town where he. may locate. We
trust be will stay with US while yet
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Capt. i,a x, Shields.

III tlIs N IUtfFt IItdHIt-sllI
Eaptai;1 Dan K Shields is conduct.
nag 8 temperance revival at Hardin.
Rsy cgn:,iy. sj.k very fair success
Thus far aver 800 hare signed tht
total ah<tinenca pledge. 4 bonfire
was made If two kegs nf whisky las,
SI:n; day night. and much interesl
vas manifesto. in the temperate.
eapse. This whisky hattire business
se,rna 10 IL a f:yetite cnstam viii
Captain Shields
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

LIFE grows more interesting as it
goes ON only to those who find each
day bringing in some fresh knowI-
edge of the world in which they live
sou4s new experience giving. value to
all ti.at has gone and is 10 come
nosledge not SO much to be gained
from books aud actual study as by
going about with ones eyes open,
and Inns bringing daily more power
of seeing and Of entering into the in
terests and pursuits of others. Every
moment of life should be improved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

Frem Gse lssas4sIie advertiser.
! Tie Missouri Press As<seistiou ae-
eosspIlsiaed one good ai,ing. il Il saa
ceeded III snaksne The Hon. David A
Ball. batter knosa = plain D4sy.
yots - be talks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Trusfce,s Nale.

WHEREAS. John Earhart, q widower.
BY his deed oftrust, dated the stst day OF
May, 1883, and recorded in trust record
book T on page 33l, of the records in the
recorders office In Audrain county, state
OF Missouri, conveyed to the undersigned
In trust, to secure the payment Of a GER
tain prornissory note therein described.
and interest thereon, the following de-
scribed real estate, situated In the coun-
ty Of Audrain and State of Missouri, to-
wit: lot three (8), block threeT 8 !, and lots
seven and eight I7 and 81, block six re /,
Ia the town Of Laddonia, as per plat of
said town on file and Of record III the Of
nee OF recorder OF deeds in and for said
Andrain county. And whereas, default
has been made IN the payment Of said
note, and the same Is due and unpaid.
Now, therefore, at the request Of the
holder and owner Of said note, and In ac-
cordance with Che provisions Of said deed
OF trust, tho anders,Eued viii, on
Friday. July is, 1887,
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock q. m. and
= o'clock p. m. Ct thar day, at the. east
'front.' door Of the court house, 10 the city
Of Mexico, AudraIn county, No., proceed
to eell, at public tvendnc, 70 the highest
bidder for chash, the above described
property fpr the purpose Of Satisfying
snid note and interest and the expense 81
ere cntink this trust.
Iii-fds b. D. TUREMAN, Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

The weedire = ". Frs.A Be-
and Misr Ne.i;c Reed 10 { rlae.
81 ni.if u Lads.o,,is. r. D. Grs
i,asa and nif,. u. c, Graham ane
wifs ard Mis- B.ils Fcntenl Al.
tended from tbis city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

The City Council will wrestle with
the Water-works Company next
Monday night. We understand the
Council simply wants the Company
to live up to its contract, which OF
course it must do.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Sr1,osl fe,,.,,s

G. + T.rgsr has ja>t esanp'ei4f'
il,e seistui cspsns wbict, /. as f.,li.,wa.
WI.lfs. ,ssies. 80: fen,.is, 5s8. .te.
Isl 1,lzs Gotnies. r,alfs. 1875; ie-
maIet, 1as. iotsI. s9s Gfata .gaatl
1918.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

Be always more ready to forgive
than to return an injury he that
watches for an opportunity. of re-
venge, lieth in wait against himself,
and draweth down mischief on his
own head.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

Miss Hal.ta Harmed, . graduate oi
Hardin College. and nne Of tie mvi
lovatle girls thst ever visited tb.
city. ishs returned 10 her home ir.
Vermont. No, sisss a pleasant sisi'
to Mis- .D-r6ir iiaE,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
itssar Blood, and l.,snas

fs,i1yv color or ai1i. yellow -bro,rii eiots
81 Eiee or hetiy, frcqucf.t h.atiasi:n or diz.i-
j ~. lad taste In month, internal heat Oh
ellis. alternating with hot ftIsics, low Spirits
atsl ir.oonly forebodings, irregular appetite
]. Il saatca tongue, you are suffering iron!
/ assvor, or aBiiIousncss.o In many
cas s only part OF these symptoms arc expo
ricnecd. As remedy for all euell cases
DR.. Eicrcc's Golden Medical Dis
co-csty is unsurpassed.
For weak Lungs, Splitting OF
BLOOD, Si iortnesS Of Esre1tsf, Esroka-
cE ;sfas Asthma. severe Coughs. and
kindred affections. 1t Is an efficient remedy.
SOLD by DRUGGISTS st $l.0o, or SIX
E0TTEEsi for $500.
Send ten cents in stamps for DIR. Picrcc'E
back on Consumption. Address,
WORLDS DfsEcHSary Medical Asso-
cintiola, es3 Main Street. BuFFALo, N. y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
Pedagoe1cal PROMOTION.

yAxDALrA, Mo-, June n. Wm.
Cullen, late Of the Perry Pioneer,
nov editor 81 tie Leader. 81 this eity,
Was this evening elected By she
School board to III tie povision
of principal 10 The High school u
this place. vics Il. A. Gass resigned,
VIII, takes tho position of secretary
il the Office q The Ststs superinsen.
dent Of Public Schools.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
SACRED TO THE MEMoRY or
JOHN SMITH. h
Paid 1l5 Assessments and Got Sold Ont.
RIP.
Marrow Of the Novel OF TODAY

Marrow of the Novel orTo.nav
- - - -.
Eiyen an active affinity (male) and
. passive affinity femaie). The active
affinity has a positive value, but in
presence OF the passive affinity It loses
all estimation Of this value, and be-
fieYes the value of the passive affinity
to be inestimable. The passive afflnitv
has no value. and knows it bnt is abla
10 attract the active afYinitv bv an n.
penious disulay of vac,,;tv of ral1ai s.
When bs e drswn ,v;sI,;n tha l,,.,;t. 8,
nor attraot;n,, 4 h;s .a,d;s;a, " = hala,s. s =
- "a s.ssss s1a.ss.slon +. y Appeiess'
sha,.,i S as,ua a,,,a. n''.,asu = ,nes..apie,
.,aoa,n .,...a.a. l... a'losast passlse aihisy ol
Guilty does NOT Absorb, hfs yaina. anotha,
will Charles D,diey Wnrner e. Hnr.
per's Magaziue.
m 4l-s4 Is the official appellation
oi lne new weapon adopted by tho
uefinap army, wiilch. translated. or
ras'ier '.as. MIi.Ien %. y iuli, would sig
nh. I !, o..I sns t,,.a saa aassn.su ~ 5ssis 4,
The iirst I'm inprsssnss.s u III IL = na.sd as9a /.
ths fact that s,,,,,,x - \. mo.sa y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

The temperate and patriotic tone
of the Southern press, in regard to
the flag episode ought to bring o
sense of shame to some of the less
case-hardenei of the Northern rant
ers for political effect.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
i. II. ia. 10. 80.

Called meeting VIII III heid Vi
Bean Creek school honss Wednesday,.
Juno 70. All members should 81
present By order of w r
Fa4sss GepbtHp. seess
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23
REVERSED AND REMANDEp

Special ,,i>s Tel, to The Ledger.
ST LUIS, Mo. Jane 21-Ia tie
celebrated case IF Wa.Iding.,am
against iin;ett the supreme court
has reversed the decision and re-
manded tie case.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

MAYOR HrshY, we hear, is raising q
neat fund to put water into the
cemetery. This. we think, is com
mendabIe enterprise. The pipe should
be laid by way of the fair grounds.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

EVERY failure is step to success /;
every detection of what is false di-
rects us towards what is true; every
trial exhausts some tempting form of
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

IT LOOKS now as though the legis.
lature would be able within a couple
OF weeks to pass railroad bill and
adjourn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

COLLECT the back city taxes and
there will be plenty of money IN the
treasury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

LET the regulator" publish its
own record. We vouch for Its COM
ing fully within its line of business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

The bridge should be attended to
before the Fair. 1t is liable to cost
the city several big damage suits If
left in its present rotten condition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

MExIco must have water bat the
company must live up to its contract.
This is business and a fact.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

The wheat crop in Audra:n is
unprecedented and will be harvested
in fine shape.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-23

WoRK on Hardin College Boule-
ward should be pushed eastward to
the College.